The Opposite of Spoiled: Part 2 – Allowance

The Opposite of Spoiled: Part 2 – Allowance

Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Opposite of Spoiled: Raising Kids Who are Grounded, Generous, and Smart About Money by Ron Lieber (Part 2 – Allowance) There is a whole chapter on Allowance in the book, The Opposite of Spoiled: Raising Kids Who Are Grounded, Generous, and...
My Theme for 2024

My Theme for 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes For those of you who know me, or have been receiving these emails from me, you know that I create a Theme or choose a word each year. I have written about this a lot. Tina and I talk about creating a theme on our latest episode of Messy...
Favorite Things

Favorite Things

Reading Time: 4 minutes A good friend of mine throws a “Favorite Things” Party every year. The idea for this party is that a group of friends all choose their favorite thing from the past year and buys enough of them to give it as a gift to everyone at the party. You...
The Happiest Day by Linda Pastan

The Happiest Day by Linda Pastan

Reading Time: < 1 minute It was early May, I thinka moment of lilac or dogwoodwhen so many promises are madeit hardly matters if a few are broken.My mother and father still hoveredin the background, part of the scenerylike the houses I had grown up in,and if they...